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light a fire under somebody (mainly American) to make someone work better or harder It's time you lit a fire under those guys or they'll never finish painting the house. light a fire under somebody to make someone work better or harder It's time you lit a fire under those guys or they'll never finish painting the house. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Summer's coming, it's getting to our busy time anyway -- it will just light a fire under people's butts to get them in here even more," said Bob Pottorff, who works at Performance Cyclery in Santa Clarita. A target date would also light a fire under Iraqis to work out a modus vivendi [a temporary agreement between contending parties]. There was a period when predatory types like Carl Icahn and Henry Kravis were admired for their revolutionary zeal and determination to light a fire under entrenched, under-performing managers even if it meant massive, painful restructurings. |
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